My ex and I have been divorced for a 2-3 years. We agreed to 50/50 everything with our kids...time with them, decision making, etc. My address is their legal address for mailing and educational purposes. Neither one of us pay child support, and even though the time with them is supposed to be 50/50 its more like 60/40 with me and Ive been keeping a detailed log for the last year.

Ex meets another guy, he joins the army a year later, they get married about 3 months after he joins. He now finds out he's being relocated to a base in Georgia. Ex thinks she is going to move with him and take our kids with her.

Everything the kids need or have ever known are here. Their school they've gone to since they started, me, their entire family on both sides...everything.

Is there anything for me to worry about? I know judges want to do whats best for the kids, so surely no judge would let her uproot and move them to another state without my consent, right? The only thing Im worried about is the military thing, that maybe they'd get special treatment for that...but at the same time, he decided to join after they were together and they both knew her situation with my kids. My lawyer doesn't think I have anything to worry about, but of course he's going to tell me that since he wants my $.

Now, I have heard of women taking the kids with them regardless of judgement. And they won't go chasing after her, nor would the other state.

I've dealt with this. You have 6 months to file a motion for the parent to bring the kids back and have a judge court order the parent to do so. States do comply with other states. The kids belong to the state of residence after 6 months they belong to that other state. To be honest the kids belong to the state as they see fit who the best parent is to take care of them. The judge is the one that decides which parent gets to keep the kids. If proper documentation is presented and motions granted the favor usually goes to the parent of home state. If the courts see that parent as unfit then they can go to the other parent.

Talk to your lawyer about what I'm about to recommend because I'm not 100% sure....but.....

Write and mail her a certified letter stating that you do not approve of her taking your kids out of state with her. At least by doing that...you've shown that you DO NOT approve of what she is doing.....and she's been notified about it.

Talk to your lawyer about what I'm about to recommend because I'm not 100% sure....but.....

Write and mail her a certified letter stating that you do not approve of her taking your kids out of state with her. At least by doing that...you've shown that you DO NOT approve of what she is doing.....and she's been notified about it.

Good call. Attorney should take care of all that. Sucks but when it comes to this best attorney is best answer and whoever can throw the most$ st it wins. Just got through with one.

Yeah. I'll admit I have exaggerated in the past about girls Ive dated since my ex for CP amusement because there are a lot of hateful pricks I enjoyed trolling, but the serious shit about my kids is all true. And even the exaggerations were minor, the core stories were all true.

Yeah. I'll admit I have exaggerated in the past about girls Ive dated since my ex for CP amusement because there are a lot of hateful pricks I enjoyed trolling, but the serious shit about my kids is all true. And even the exaggerations were minor, the core stories were all true.

Finally received her intent to relocate my kids by certified mail a few days ago and hired a new, supposedly better attorney today. Apparently this woman has won numerous awards and has been voted in the top 10 of all family attorneys in MO by her peers for 8 years in a row.

$2500 retainer, and I had to sign a contract stating I understand that if it goes to trial (likely will) it will cost AT LEAST another $5000, but most likely more. Does this sound excessive to anyone else for an objection to relocation? My divorce was $900 bucks.